An Open Door

26/4/2013  Blog 1 -The Introduction and a Perspective Mind-
Hello! I welcome you, whoever you may be, to read along as I spread my ideas, thoughts and feelings across this blog from time to time. I have often wanted to start a blog, share the in and outs, as well as the ups and downs that seem to clutter about in my mind.

I will introduce myself as Andrew, but to keep it as basic as I'd like it to be, that will be all for now. Perhaps we can find some common things among us, relative and familiar. If not that would be okay too, but I urge you to think from this and future blogs. Think of what makes you who you are. Do your opinions cut it short and sweet, or is it something a little deeper? If you don't know, maybe you can learn a bit about yourself from me. I am hoping to learn more about myself from this too, just so you know things are fair. : )

I promised myself that if I ever did start writing, I would share the importance of my favorite word, as it holds a strong anchor inside nearly all of my thoughts and feelings. This word is Perspective. This can write a line between small things, such as an opinion of a flavor, or liking and disliking music genres, but it holds a deeper power you might not think about so often. Perspective can create disagreements in politics, it can cause wars and break ups in relationships, and it can shade out light from one culture to another. Things that are perfectly okay and legal in one country may seem bizarre or even against the rights of humans to another. Every opinion; your ideas of right and wrong, what you like or hate, even why you may see what I am writing to you to be boring rubbish or an inspiring, interesting succession of words, are all a base of your perspectives as they guided you through life.

Perspective is why an open mind is Free and a closed one is Poisonous. You see, open minded people are generally happier because they can see the good in many things, and aren't restricted by the contamination of closed minded people. Having a closed mind really sticks you in one spot, never seeing positive lights, not ever knowing what you're missing out on. This is what holds us back with lines between religion and legal morals. It stops us from seeing from the other side of the fence, and simply believing what we were told at one time to be factual, when it may just be a matter of poor, darkened perspective. Perspective on environment vs. fiscal platforms cause companies to pollute to save an extra dollar, law vs religion struggle with issues such as allowing couples from achieving their goals with their partners simply because they aren't heterosexual, The worst of all, self vs self conflicts keep us, everyday, from being who we could be at our best due to judgements of how others' may think of us and misinterpreted values.

Perspective is an invaluable piece of life, beyond a great word itself. You can change the entire world just by looking at it with a new lens. It is incredibly relevant to me as I have recently moved to a new country, and have taken on new perspectives to become a better person. Aren't you lucky to be along for the journey via this passage! You might think of doing the same, if you have been in some darker days as I have been the past few years.

It is running late, and I leave you with this. Perhaps you can do something to change your life, even something small. Look at the better things around you, and try not to focus on the bothersome things in your face. Just behind them lies another day, keep yourself in shape enough to enjoy what waits for you there. Have a great day, you deserve it!